Wireless Communications Systems Designer

About the Agency & Division

The Washington State Patrol is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to foster an environment in which everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves, communicate openly, and act with courage. The WSP is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring, training, and promotional practices through innovative recruitment and retention strategies.

The ESD supports all goals, most directly sustaining and enhancing agency infrastructure and business processes, by improving collaboration outcomes between WSP business and technology divisions, using consistent planning processes, increasing business continuity capabilities, and providing quality communication services statewide.

The Field Support Section provides day-to-day support to the WSP and its mission‑critical voice and data communications systems. These systems support not only the WSP, but its partner agencies and other public safety customers. The regional supervisor is responsible for supervising assigned personnel, managing specific projects, and overall preventive maintenance for the assigned region. This position also coordinates schedules to minimize overtime and travel, addresses training needs for regional personnel, communicates system outage information to ESD management and affected agencies, and has direct supervision of six STS positions.

• Plan, assign, and review work of staff, adjusting assignments and schedules to maintain adequate staffing levels and respond to fluctuating workloads.
• Serve as liaison between district and division command staff within their region and ESD.
• Ensure all agency policies and practices are followed by regional personnel.
• Ensure employees conduct their duties by following appropriate procedures, standards, and best practices.
• Evaluate employee performance and prepare performance development plans (PDP).
• Assess training needs of staff and arrange for or provide instruction.
• Resolve staff issues through corrective actions, counseling, mentoring, and recognition.
• Ensure completion of all scheduled preventative maintenance for equipment located within the region by assigned personnel.
• Serve as management advisor, technical lead, or assigned project manager on complex, large‑scale technology projects in support of ESD's business objectives, including budgeting, scheduling, resource management, rollout, and acceptance phases.
• Review and process employee Time and Activity System (TAS).

• A Bachelor's degree in electronics engineering, information technology, mathematics, or physics. Additional experience and/or technical training in electronics or electrical engineering may be substituted for educational requirements on a year‑for‑year basis.
• Four years of experience in a highly technical electronic communications or Information Technology field.
• Two (2) years of supervisory or lead experience.
• One (1) year of project management experience.

The full position description is available upon request.

The Washington State Patrol does not provide immigration sponsorship; therefore, applicants must possess work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship.

• A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.
• An Infants at Work Program that is based on the long‑term health values of infant‑parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.
• Continuous growth and development opportunities.
• Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work.
• Employment opportunities that recognize military veterans and/or military spouse per Governor Executive Order 19‑01.
• Qualification for the Public Loan Forgiveness Program.

NOTE:

This is not a full‑time telework position. Candidates must be able and willing to work in the office and commute to the specified location. A hybrid work schedule may be available after training and/or probationary period has been successfully completed.

Applicants claiming veterans preference must attach a copy of their DD214 (SSN must be blacked out). If you do not provide the required documentation, the veterans preference will not be awarded.

Please contact Aleesha Brown at (360) 704‑2312 or via e‑mail wn.gov.